How to Reset Your Samsung Galaxy Watch – Step-by-Step Guide

Why You Should Reset Your Galaxy Watch

Your Galaxy Watch is full of personal data like health info, apps, messages and accounts. If you don’t erase this, someone else could still access it after selling or giving it away. And let’s be honest – you don’t really want anyone to see how few steps you actually take each day. Also, if your Samsung account is still linked, the new user may not even be able to unlock or use the watch.

In short: resetting and restoring to factory settings is essential before selling your Samsung Galaxy Watch.

Back Up Your Galaxy Watch

Before resetting, it’s smart to create a backup so you don’t lose your data.

1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone.
2. Tap Watch settings.
3. Go to Accounts and backup.
4. Select Back up data and follow the steps.

Extra tip: turn off-screen lock via Settings > Security > Lock type > None. This way, the new owner can use the watch immediately.

Disconnect Bluetooth

Selling your Samsung Galaxy Watch? Then unpair it from your phone as well:

1. Open your phone’s Settings.
2. Go to Connections and tap Bluetooth.
3. Tap the settings icon next to your watch.
4. Select Unpair.

Restart or Reset

1) Simple restart

Close open apps, turn your watch off and back on. This often fixes small issues.

2) Forced restart

• Galaxy Watch 4 & 5: hold the power button back button together for 7 seconds.
• Older models: hold the power button for more than 7 seconds until it restarts.

3) Factory reset via the watch

1. Open Settings on your watch.
2. Go to General.
3. Tap Reset.
4. Follow the instructions and confirm.

4) Reset via the Galaxy Wearable app

1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone.
2. Go to Watch settings.
3. Select General > Reset.
4. Confirm with Reset.

5) Reset via recovery mode

Useful if you’ve forgotten your PIN or if the watch is unresponsive:

1. Turn the watch off.
2. Hold the power button until “Rebooting…” appears.
3. Press the power button quickly 2–3 times to open the recovery menu.
4. Select Recovery with the button and hold to confirm.

Note: media and personal data cannot always be restored after a reset. Always make a backup first.

Model Specific

• Galaxy Fit & Fit2: reset via the Wearable app or via quick settings on the watch (More options > Reset).
• Gear S2: Settings > About device > Reset > Factory settings and confirm.
• iPhone users: Galaxy Watch4/Watch4 Classic/Watch5 are not compatible with iOS. For older supported models: reset via the Galaxy Watch app on your iPhone (General > Reset).

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